Mayo get the better of Sligo in poor contest

With former senior manager Tommy Breheny in charge, significant hope was attached to this particular Sligo team, but Mayo shaded a poor Connacht MFC semi-final.

Though Mayo led 1-4 to 0-1 at the interval, they really should have been further ahead as a string of goalscoring opportunities were spurned.

When Mayo did rattle the Sligo net in the 22nd minute it was from an Adam Gallagher penalty following a foul by goalkeeper Kevin Kelly on Shane Hennelly.

Sligo, with centre-forward Criostóir Davey prominent, improved after the restart and even though Mayo only kicked two second-half points the Green and Red survived.

Scorers for Mayo: A Gallagher 1-2 (1-0 pen, 2fs), E Lavin 0-2fs, M Plunkett, S Regan 0-1 each.

Scorers for Sligo: C Davey 0-3 (2fs), C Egan, K Henry, C Henry 0-1 each.

SLIGO: K Kelly; M Gordon, B Walsh, S Barrett; C Surlis, K McDonnell, D Long; N O’Rourke, C Egan; C Breheny, C Davey, K Henry; C Kerins, C Henry, S Cawley.

Subs: B Smith for C Henry (51), J Quinn for Cawley (51), J O’Hehir for Kerins (57).

MAYO: C O’Malley; D McHale, S Moran, K Lynch; P Durcan, C Burke, M Plunkett; B Mullen, E Lavin; A Gallagher, S Coen, D O’Connor; D Duffy, S Hennelly, S Regan.

Subs: C Byrne for Duffy (50), J Quinn for Lavin (54).

Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon).